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Klezmer

I've noticed a couple of klezmer tunes on this site, and I was wondering if there were any site comparable to this one with just klezmer tunes.
Does anyone know one? or even just a place where I can get klezmer abc files?

Thanks!

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by Kriana

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Try here to start:

http://members.aol.com/klezme2/

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by Feargal French

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And here:

http://www.stifterhof.de/

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by Feargal French

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I haven't come across one yet, but I would also be interested. I do know of two collections at least:

"The Compleat Klezmer" compiled by Henry Sapoznik (who would know...) ~ with CD
ISBN: 0-933676-10-7
Tara Publications, 1987

"Mel Bay's Klezmer Collection" ~ an edition for C or Bb instruments
compiled by Stacy Philips
ISBN: 0-7866-0841-2
Mel Bay, 1996

But, as with all things, exercise your ears. There are some great recordings out there, and one of our favourite groups are the Klezmatics, and I recommend highly their recording "Shvaygn=Toyt"... There are some nice compilations as well, to search for your own favourites:

"Reve et Passion: The Soul of Klezmer" ~ 2 CDs
"Klezmer" ~ one of the Rough Guide CDs...

There are also some scatterings of Klezmer in notation and recordings amongst various 'Eastern European' collections...

Best of luck...

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by ceolachan

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Links! ~ Hallelujah!!!

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by ceolachan

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Thanks everyone! Those two sites were helpful in finding ... this one!

http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/

I think this might be the abc site to own all abc sites, if you're not too afraid to wade into it (I'm still exploring)

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by Kriana

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hehe ok shameless plug here -- for more klezmer listening since your brought it up--

My teacher is Adrianne Greenbaum, she has two klezmer bands, the only one I can recall off the top of my head is Fleytmuzik, they put out the album by the same name I believe, it's really good stuff.

Yay klezmer, and she's been so supportive of my forray into Irish music.

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by Kriana

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Hey, you forgot the link ~ ;-)

http://www.klezmerflute.com/

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by ceolachan

Re: Klezmer ~ furthering your 'shameless plug' ~

http://www.klezmershack.com/
http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/greenbaum/fleytmuzik/greenbaum.fleytmuzik.html
Adrianne Greenbaum / "FleytMuzik: Klezmer Music for the Flute"
http://www.klezmerflute.com/CD/FleytReviews.html

& with Alex Eppler ~ great! I wish I could catch that concert... So does Ptarm if he knew and could...and it's tonight...
http://www.woodflutefest.com/@Adrianne flyer.pdf

http://www.klezband.com/ensemble.html

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by ceolachan

Re: Klezmer ~ furthering your 'shameless plug' ~

It seems you are 'plugged in' to the best source you could possibly find, a talented teacher. The CD sounds interesting, and tonights concert too... I have known Alex in my far past... ;-)

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by ceolachan

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WOW! ~ thanks Kriana, flute, cimbalom and violin and Klezmer... And Tanz / Dance!!! I have to get this and I am now going to email a few other interested parties to spread the plug...Ptarm first...

# Posted on June 17th 2006 by ceolachan

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here's a trick to create a klezmer: take a fling or a polka and play it in it's opposite minor. eg. Dmaj fling - play in D MINOR. trust me it works.

p.s play is slowly as well gradually gettin faster.

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by Scrappy the Godo

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A very intersting site, with many tunes (audio, PDF) : have a look at t !

http://www.manchesterklezmer.org

# Posted on June 18th 2006 by thierry

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http://www.tradivarium.at/flexinode/table/8
http://www.klezmer.de/Noten/noten.html

# Posted on June 19th 2006 by swisspiper

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I thought this site was for ITM.
And then I found some Scottish tunes.
And now, Klezmer...?
Only jokin', good music is good music, fun music is fun music too - let's hear it for The Holy Modal Rounders !

# Posted on June 21st 2006 by Guernsey Pete

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"Sadegurer Khosid"
Key signature: g minor
Submitted on May 28th 2007 by fiel.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7276

# Posted on May 29th 2007 by ceolachan